Lieutenant General (Ret.) Van Antwerp Joins Baker Board of Directors

February 15, 2012 02:47 PM Eastern Standard Time

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex:BKR) announced today that
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., has joined its
Board of Directors. Since July 2011, he has been Chief of Infrastructure
and Executive Development for the Flippen Group, a Texas-based
leadership and organizational development company that specializes in
talent assessment and alignment.

Lieutenant General Van Antwerp retired from the U.S. Army in 2011 after
39 years of service and most recently was the Chief of Engineers and
Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In this
position, he was the senior military officer overseeing a more than $40
billion program including most of the country’s civil works
infrastructure and military construction on 250 Army and Air Force
installations worldwide. As the USACE Commanding General, he was
responsible for over 37,000 employees who provided engineering, project
management, construction, and operations and maintenance support in
nearly 100 countries around the world.

Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Lieutenant General Van Antwerp holds a
Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy, a
Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University
of Michigan, and an MBA from Long Island University. He is a registered
Professional Engineer.

“We are pleased to welcome Lieutenant General Van Antwerp to our Board,”
Richard L. Shaw, chairman of the Board, said. “He possesses a rare blend
of exemplary leadership and outstanding engineering knowledge and
expertise which we believe will greatly benefit the Board and the
Company.”